Mildly modified 318 PCV valve selection

Well then 20* is too much and will do the opposite; you'll be idling almost exclusively on the mixture screws, and the engine is craving air. Check your mixture screws; the factory setting is 3/4 turn out from lightly seated. Set them there . Then increase the curb idle speed until it runs. Then back the timing up to 12*. Then reset the idle speed to 550 in gear. That will be close, not as exact as taking the carb off and looking. but close. Now check the vacuums again.

Having some trans issues, but we will tackle that tomorrow. Lol

We did some experimenting with carb and timing today.

Removed carb

Squared up transfer slots

Reset idle mixture screws

Set timing to 12 degrees

Disabled vac advance

Wired tach

Lowest we could get it to idle was

950 in park

750 in gear

Vacuum readings were

15 in park

10-11 in gear.

Engine seemed slightly lethargic with 12 degrees.

Increased timing back to 20 degrees woke it back up.

After readjusting everything to compensate for increased timing the vac readings remained the same. 15 and 10.

Eric